Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 1.105
vaktavya-bāhulya, grantha-vistārera ḍare
vistāre nā varṇi, sārārtha kahi alpākṣare
SYNONYMS
vaktavya — of words to be spoken; bāhulya — elaboration; grantha — of the book; vistārera — of the big volume; ḍare — in fear; vistāre — in expanded form; nā — not; varṇi — I describe; sāra-artha — essential meaning; kahi — I say; alpa-akṣare — in few words.
TRANSLATION
I purposely avoid extensive description for fear of increasing the bulk of this book. I shall describe the essence as concisely as possible.
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